---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "DeFiance Capital"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2020
founders: ["Arthur Cheong"]
key_people: ["Arthur Cheong (@Arthur_0x)"]
website: ""
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
source_archive: "inbox/archive/2025-10-22-futardio-proposal-defiance-capital-cloud-token-acquisition-proposal.md"
---

# DeFiance Capital

DeFiance Capital is a crypto investment firm founded by Arthur Cheong that specializes in liquid token investments with high growth potential. The firm takes a thesis-based, fundamentally grounded approach to investments, focusing on projects with strong fundamentals, innovative technology, and significant ecosystem impact potential.

## Timeline
- **2021** — Invested in Sanctum, providing initial capital and facilitating introductions to other major funds
- **2025-10-22** — [[sanctum-offer-defiance-capital-cloud-acquisition]] proposed: acquisition of 13.7M CLOUD tokens (5% of community reserve) at $0.12 per token for $1.644M total
- **2025-10-25** — CLOUD token acquisition proposal failed

## Relationship to KB
- Sanctum - strategic partner and investor since 2021
- MetaDAO - proposal executed through futarchy governance mechanism